ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The Ouachita Tigers' baseball team won their second-straight with an 11-6 win over Nebraska-Kearney on Sunday at Rab Rodgers Field.
Ty Owens' three-run homer capped a seven-run run bottom of the seventh that broke open a 3-3 tie.
Adam Bahloul went 7.2 innings for the Tigers to earn his first win. He scattered eight hits and struck out five.
After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first, The Tigers tied it up in the bottom of the second on a sacrifice fly from
Ryan Hammer. Down 2-1 in the fourth, Hammer singled home
Kord Offenbacker to tie the game once again. In the bottom of the sixth,
Jackson Noakes scored on a wild pitch to tie the game 3-3. It was Noakes second run of the game.
The Tigers took their first lead of the game in the bottom of the seventh. A double from
Kyle Alexander to right center scored
Justin Weigle. Alexander and
Austin White would both score on wild pitches to make it a 6-3 game.
Preston Speers would follow with a pinch-hit single to score JD Speed and
Ty Owens would send a three-run blast over wall in left center to give Ouachita a 10-3 lead heading into the top of the eighth inning.
The Tigers tacked on one more run in the bottom of the eighth. After Nebraska-Kearney scored three runs in the top of the ninth,
Brian Krikorian came in to get the final three outs of the game, two via punch outs.The win improved Ouachita's record to 2-6 for the season.